Trees for Charity

Each year to begin the Christmas season my office Coldwell Banker Aspen Brook Realty participates in the Trees for Charities, where different sponsors, businesses, groups or individuals choose a charity and then decorate a Christmas Tree and it is then auctioned off at the Trees for Charity Gala. Our Charity was the Turning Point Shelter for those in the community that may need a temporary place to stay or have lost their home until they can find a home. It is a great place that helps so many families.

We had so much fun decorating and putting the tree together, both at the office planning it and then at the Western Park decorating it. It was decorated with large candy look decor and our theme was "As Visions of Sugar Plums Danced in Their Heads".

Everyone from the office donates toward the tree and then as many that can, come to decorate. Linda, Pat, Jeanne, Amy, Sarah, Evelyn, Aimee and myself all were there to put it together.

Members of the community get to walk through and view all of the trees during the Holly Days festivities and vote on their favorite. This year the Harry Potter tree won the People Choice Award both adult and children's. There were so many wonderful charities that really have a great need; from organized charities, to individuals with illnesses to singles moms and those that have lost loved ones to accident or illness. It makes you feel so good to watch the community come together for this great cause to help so many charities.

Our Tree was auctioned off at the Gala and sold for $4000, all of that money going to the Turning Point Shelter. What a great opportunity and a wonderful community. I am blessed to work with and live a place of so much love and caring for ones neighbor.